Daily Republican., 1887-05-19
TRE VERB ITO LOVE-"

Marriages are often the result of &C.
cident, asserts the New York News.
1t seems strange. but the most prudent
persons will sometimes conceive an
irresistible attachment at the sugges-
ton of word or a look. When under
the spell of the verb ito love-" they
go through all the forms and finish
the conjugation of the verb before the
altar. The few may give the subject
the consideration II deserves, but the
many, there is reason to fear, are
guided by impulse.
A skipper of o coasting vessel called
at the village inn and asked the land
lady, young widow: DO you know
where l can get mater have lost
my mate"
81 am sorry for you, Mr.. -" she
said. smiling. II want u mate, too,
and can not get one. AS we are in
the "a ne position, III tell you what
I'll do; If you'll be mine I'll be yours"
He closed with the bargain, and the
widow keeping to her word. he is now
supplied with two mates.
A young man at church bazaar was
buttonholed by lady; she would not
let him 60 until he had bought some
thing. He looked at her stall, which
contained fancy work of various kinds.
"Why," he said, 81 see nothing here
that would be of the least use to me, a
bachelor, except yourself The rest
would be dear to me at any price"
~ will be cheap enough" she said,
|coaxingly.
eff you could be dear enough, per-
haps-"
80, come. you are just the person l
want" taking him by the arm.
she sold him one article after an
other, keeping up an agreeable con-
versGtion the while, and before all
was done he had purchased everything
on the stall. Then, at settling up,
there wac something said about dis
count.
II cannot return any money she
said, blushing, ''but if you think me
dear enough there's mamma; she may
give you my hand" The bargain was
accordingly concluded.
An eminent doctor, who had saved
tuc lic Vi iduys pC' Sohoi itiSANi
was asked his charge. He said he
generally allowed his patient friends
to rcnlunerate him as they thought
BETTING.
"But don't you often get disappoint
ed on these teTms2" she inquired.
II may say, never"
GAS you are 80 easily pleased,
HERE" and she playfully gave him her
empty hand, while in the other was
concealed a check for a handsome
sum. "How easily could have taken
you IMP she added, producing the
Icheck.
'.But you have only succeeded in
drawing me out" he said, declining
to relinquish her hand. ''Don't insult
me with check; am most generous
ly rewarded"
Perhaps she understood the doctor
difficulty and wished to help him on
OF it; at any rate the giving of he
hand led him to offer his heart.
| This is how gentleman got hi
Iwile when, in q tobacconist shop, h,
Iasked girl behind the counter, whit
happened to have red hair. if sh,
would oblige him with a match
"With pleasure, If you will have
red headed one," she promptly re
Iplied, with such suggestive, dcmur
: smile that eventually the red heade
; match was handed over.
RI A lady with fine figure havin
taken fancy to valuable ring whic
2 she saw ticketed in q shop window
went inside to examine it. SIT is ex
/ ceedingly lovely;I wish it were mine,
/. she said. on satisfying herself. "Wha
smaller figure could tempt you"
mo other figure than the figure be
fore me-, he said, giving her an ad
miring look at tine same time. at
! Exceedingly lovely. wish-I coul
I tempt you with the ring"
~ think III take It," she said, lay
/ ling down the money amidst bushes
lIOf course he accepted the money; but
Igetting her address, he made sue
: Igood use of the hint that the next rim
(which she got was given by him i
church.
RI A lady in railway train kept lool
t ing out of the window, with her hea
forward, until she remembered tn,
the gentleman opposite might possibl
object.
,, "DQ / cut off the view?' she asked
"Merely of all l don't wish to sect
he replied, gallantly.
The ice having been thus broker
they entered into conversation, foun
they were to get out at the same sta
ltlon, and knew each others friends
The rest was plain sailing into wht
somebody calls "the matrimonis
Heaven"
II "Are you married yet, Kitty?" sal
a sailor on meeting an old acquain
ance after returning from a long voy
Iage.
mo; that somebody has nevt
lcome."
"Ah, then, / have brought hi,
latter deal OF bother" ne said, throw
ing his arms around her; and til
matter was there and then settled.
Il This was ingenious enough, like til
I lease of the theatrical manager VIII
was brought TO the point when Il
: Icalled to inform his leading actres
that he had secured play at la.
II which was sure to have long run.
What part have you reserved fo
me?" she asked.
81 "You are to be charming swec,
heart, as you are"